Court prepares for Drama Club murder trial

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Nov 26, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Jury selection began today for the trial of a man accused of stabbing another man to death in a Houma gay bar.

Jury selection began today for the trial of a man accused of stabbing another man to death in a Houma gay bar.Jorell Young, 26, of Galliano, is scheduled to be tried for first-degree murder in Judge John Walker's courtroom.Young is accused of stabbing Robert LeCompte, 39, at the Drama Club, 126 N. Hollywood Road, on Christmas Day in 2010. Investigators found a note at the scene with the body alleging that LeCompte had infected his killer with AIDS.

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